Govan, SC
How exposed is Govan to wildfire?
Govan's 64 buildings earn a 69th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Govan at the 69th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Govan: 78.1% of its 64 buildings, versus 21.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Govan against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Govan's 69th national percentile and its 55th percentile inside South Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Govan ranks 9,712 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,523 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 215 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 69th percentile nationally, Govan carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Govan's 78.1% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Govan's 69th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Govan, see the exposure-zones guide.